Four Bergen County residents indicted in Teaneck armed robbery

A quartet of alleged robbers, including one who is blind, have been indicted in an armed robbery late last year that netted cash and cellphones from two men who were lured to a Teaneck street corner to meet a young woman.

A grand jury, sitting in Hackensack, returned an eight-count indictment on Thursday against the four defendants, Ayesha Mitchell, 22, Jamila Eason, 20, both of Englewood, and Andre Ziemoore, 21, and Marshall Harper, 25, both of Teaneck.

The four were charged with robbery, use of force in the commission of a theft, possession of a handgun without a permit, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, attempting to lure the victims to the corner of Linden and Elm Avenues to rob them and the theft of property worth more than $500. Mitchell was also charged with hindering her apprehension by giving false information to a police officer.

The victims were waiting on the corner on the evening of Dec. 17 when, police said, they were approached by Ziemoore and Harper, who wore masks covering the lower half of their faces. The gunman, identified as Ziemoore, pulled up his shirt, revealing a .25-caliber handgun, and threatened to shoot if they moved, police said.

The pair then allegedly took their cash and cellphones and fled on foot.

The victims gave police a description of their assailants and noted Harper had clouded eyes and was being led around by his accomplice as if he was blind.

That clue was enough to lead detectives to an American Legion Drive address in Teaneck where police observed the four the next day as they drove in a minivan to a nearby supermarket. Ziemoore exited the vehicle and retrieved a plastic bag that had been buried in the snow. Police later stopped the minivan and found the bag contained the cellphones allegedly stolen from the victims.

A search of Ziemoore and Harper’s residence turned up the gun, police said.